Forrest UnderwaterGiving You Clarity in the Depths603-359-8612
Rhode Island underwater services
Professional underwater hull cleaning, inspections, zinc checks, and light recovery services across Rhode Island marinas, harbors, and mooring fields.
Start with the need
Choose the issue that best matches what you're seeing. We'll determine the underwater cause and recommend the right solution — whether that's cleaning, inspection, race preparation, recovery, or documentation.
Inspection preview
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Current finding
Growth and staining on the hull surface can add drag and hide what is happening underneath. A cleaning pass starts with a careful look at paint, fittings, and growth type.
Why underwater service matters
Hull growth, fouled running gear, worn anodes, and unseen underwater issues can cost speed, fuel, time, and confidence. The right in-water service gives owners useful answers without making every concern a haul-out.
Growth on the hull and appendages can slow a boat down quickly. Regular in-water service helps keep the bottom from becoming the problem.
Underwater checks can document visible concerns around props, rudders, shafts, zincs, intakes, and hull surfaces before a larger decision is made.
A clean bottom helps owners remove avoidable drag and catch visible underwater concerns before the next trip.
Forrest Underwater is built around local marina, harbor, mooring-field, and dockside work across Rhode Island waters.
Services
Careful growth removal to reduce drag and keep the boat moving cleanly.
02Below-waterline checks with photo and video documentation available.
03Inspection and replacement support when anodes are ready for service.
04Focused cleaning around propellers, shafts, rudders, struts, and intakes.
05Dockside and marina recovery for dropped items, gear, and equipment.
06Pre-race cleaning and inspection for competitive sailboats.
Hull Cleaning
Regular hull cleaning can help reduce drag, support better performance, and keep marine growth from getting ahead of the boat. Forrest Underwater works carefully around bottom paint, transducers, intakes, and thru-hulls so the work is useful without being rough on the vessel.
Underwater Inspections
Inspection work can include hull condition, propellers, rudders, shafts, zincs and anodes, intakes, fouling, damage concerns, and general underwater condition. Photo and video reporting is available when you need a clearer record.
Zinc & Anode Checks
Zincs and anodes can be inspected below the waterline and replaced when appropriate. The goal is simple: help owners keep up with routine protection before a small maintenance item becomes an expensive surprise.
Prop & Running Gear Cleaning
Running gear cleaning focuses on the parts owners care about when the boat feels sluggish or uneven. Service can include propellers, shafts, rudders, struts, intakes, and related underwater hardware, with care around coatings and sensitive fittings.
Light Recovery
Search and recovery work may include tools, gear, dockside losses, marina recoveries, and limited underwater search jobs. All recovery work is performed only where lawful and with proper authorization.
Pre-Race Sailboat Service
Pre-race service can combine hull cleaning, appendage checks, prop and running gear review, and basic underwater documentation before an event. The focus is practical: reduce avoidable drag and catch visible underwater concerns before race day.
As growth is cleared, water can move more cleanly around the hull, prop, and rudders.
Biofouled bottomWhat you receive
The goal is to show what was checked, what was visible, what was cleaned, and what should happen next.
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Special projects
Some calls are not a routine hull cleaning appointment. Forrest Underwater can help with careful marina support, limited recovery, underwater documentation, and practical problem-solving when an owner needs clarity before taking the next step.
Field documentation
Current photos are cleaned web versions of real field images. True before/after pairs will be added only when the project documentation is accurate.
Marina-side setup for underwater hull work.
Below-waterline visibility around propeller and running gear.
In-water service work from dockside conditions.
Recent Projects
A quick look at recent underwater inspection and cleaning work from Forrest Underwater.
Bow thruster inspection and clean on a Blackwater 41 Tournament, with underwater video documentation of the work area.
Hull cleaning for a Dragon Class sailboat in Newport, with attention to underwater surface condition, appendages, and fittings.
Pre-race below-waterline inspection focused on visible hull condition, underwater hardware, and documentation before time on the water.
Protected-harbor hull cleaning project in Bristol, RI, with service focused on marine growth removal and practical underwater review.
Authorized marina recovery work in Portsmouth, RI, for a dockside loss in shallow-water conditions.
Sample documentation
A simple report helps show what was checked, what was visible, what was cleaned, and what follow-up may be recommended.
Photo & video gallery
A tighter set of underwater clips and project photos. No social screenshots, no duplicate filler, and no audio tracks in the prepared videos.
About Forrest Underwater
Forrest Underwater Services LLC was created by Jordan Forrest to provide careful, responsive underwater support for Rhode Island boat owners, marinas, and waterfront operators.
The focus is straightforward: get in the water, inspect what matters, clean what needs cleaning, document what the owner should see, and work carefully around valuable vessels.
Service area
Serving boat owners and waterfront operators around Narragansett Bay, Aquidneck Island, Newport, Portsmouth, Bristol, Warren, Tiverton, Middletown, Jamestown, and nearby waters.
Frequently asked questions
Every boat and site is different, but these answers cover the details owners most often need before requesting service.
Cleaning frequency depends on the season, water conditions, bottom paint, how the boat is used, and how quickly growth returns. An underwater look can help establish a practical schedule for your boat.
Yes. When conditions and access allow, an in-water inspection can document visible areas around the propeller, shaft, rudder, struts, intakes, zincs, and hull before you decide whether a haul-out is needed.
Yes. Photo or video documentation is available when visibility allows, along with practical notes about what was visible below the waterline.
Share the boat type and length, its marina or harbor location, what changed or needs attention, your preferred timing, and any photos or details that could help scope the dive.
Forrest Underwater serves marinas, harbors, docks, and mooring fields around Narragansett Bay, including Newport, Portsmouth, Bristol, Warren, Tiverton, Middletown, Jamestown, and nearby waters.
Request service
The more specific the request, the easier it is to scope the dive, bring the right gear, and decide whether a call, text, or inspection is the right next step.
